Panel insert for temporary attachment to animal identification tags
First Claim
1. An animal-identification component, comprising:
- a flexible and deformable panel having a first flexural modulus for carrying animal-identification information, said panel sufficiently flexible and deformable to flex and bend to minimize snagging of the panel on objects which contact the panel, said panel including an opening therein; and
a panel retainer of a second flexural modulus for engagement with the panel, said panel retainer having a flange with an opening therein, said panel retainer made of material sufficiently rigid to resist flexing and deforming of said panel retainer, said flange having a face for engaging a sufficiently large portion of the flexible and deformable panel to prevent the panel retainer from being drawn through the opening in the flexible and deformable panel, said panel retainer having a hollow frangible neck extension with a peripheral wall for frictionally engaging the opening in the panel to maintain said panel and said panel retainer as a unit prior to attachment of the panel to an animal whereby the peripheral wall of the neck extension is adapted to deform when a stud is inserted therethrough.
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Abstract
An animal-identification component including a flexible and deformable panel for carrying animal-identification information, with the panel being sufficiently flexible and deformable to flex and bend to minimize snagging of the panel on objects which contact the panel, and a panel retainer for securing the panel to a stud, with the panel retainer having a flange with an opening therein, and the panel retainer made of material sufficiently rigid to resist flexing and deforming, with the flange having a face for engaging a sufficiently large portion of the flexible and deformable panel to prevent the panel retainer from being drawn through an opening in the flexible and deformable panel, and the panel having a frangible neck extension for frictionally engaging the sidewalls of an opening in the panel to maintain the panel and the panel retainer as a unit prior to attachment of the panel to an animal.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. An animal-identification component, comprising:
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a flexible and deformable panel having a first flexural modulus for carrying animal-identification information, said panel sufficiently flexible and deformable to flex and bend to minimize snagging of the panel on objects which contact the panel, said panel including an opening therein; and a panel retainer of a second flexural modulus for engagement with the panel, said panel retainer having a flange with an opening therein, said panel retainer made of material sufficiently rigid to resist flexing and deforming of said panel retainer, said flange having a face for engaging a sufficiently large portion of the flexible and deformable panel to prevent the panel retainer from being drawn through the opening in the flexible and deformable panel, said panel retainer having a hollow frangible neck extension with a peripheral wall for frictionally engaging the opening in the panel to maintain said panel and said panel retainer as a unit prior to attachment of the panel to an animal whereby the peripheral wall of the neck extension is adapted to deform when a stud is inserted therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A panel retainer for temporary attachment to a panel for carrying animal-identification information, the panel retainer and panel being attachable to an animal, said panel retainer having a flange with an opening therein, said panel retainer made of material sufficiently rigid to resist flexing and deforming of said panel retainer, said flange having a panel-supporting face, said panel retainer having a hollow frangible neck extension with a peripheral wall for temporarily securing the panel retainer in position for engaging a hole in the panel prior to attachment of the panel retainer to the animal, the peripheral wall of the neck extension is adapted to deform when the a stud is inserted therethrough.
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14. The method of attaching an animal ear tag to an animal comprising the steps of:
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temporarily securing a panel insert to a flexible panel having a surface for carrying animal-identification information, the surface defining a plane and the panel insert at least partially breaking the plane when being secured to the flexible panel; and driving a head of a stud through an opening in the panel insert to secure the stud to the panel insert and flexible panel and to attach the animal ear tag to the animal, the insert having a hollow frangible extension with a peripheral wall which is deformed after the stud has been inserted therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An animal-identification component for attachment to an animal with a stud engagable to the component, comprising:
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a flexible and deformable panel having a first flexural modulus for carrying animal-identification information, said panel sufficiently flexible and deformable to flex and bend to minimize snagging of the panel on objects which contact the panel, said panel including an opening therein for the stud and two opposing surfaces generally defining planes; and a panel retainer of a second flexural modulus for securing the panel to the stud, said panel retainer having a flange with an opening therein, said panel retainer made of material sufficiently rigid to resist flexing and deforming of said panel retainer, said flange having a face for engaging a sufficiently large portion of the flexible and deformable panel to prevent the panel retainer from being drawn through the opening in the flexible and deformable panel, said panel retainer having an hollow frangible neck extension for frictionally engaging the opening in the panel to maintain said panel and said panel retainer as a unit prior to attachment of the panel to an animal the extension breaking one of the planes when frictionally engaging the opening in the panel, whereby the peripheral wall of the extension is adapted to deform when the a stud is inserted therethrough.
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18. An animal-identification component for attachment to an animal with a stud engagable to the component, comprising:
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a flexible and deformable panel having a first flexural modulus for carrying animal-identification information, said panel sufficiently flexible and deformable to flex and bend to minimize snagging of the panel on objects which contact the panel, said panel including an opening therein for the stud and opposite panel sides; and a panel retainer of a second flexural modulus for securing the panel to the stud, said panel retainer having a flange with an opening therein, said panel retainer made of material sufficiently rigid to resist flexing and deforming of said panel retainer, said flange having a face for engaging a sufficiently large portion of the flexible and deformable panel to prevent the panel retainer from being drawn through the opening in the flexible and deformable panel, said panel retainer having a hollow frangible neck extension with a peripheral for frictionally engaging the opening in the panel to maintain said panel and said panel retainer as a unit prior to attachment of the panel to an animal, the panel retainer being disposed on each of the sides of the panel when the neck extension frictionally engages the opening in the panel whereby the peripheral wall of the neck extension is adapted to deform when the a stud is inserted therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An animal-identification component for attachment to an animal with a stud engagable to the component, comprising:
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a flexible and deformable panel having a first flexural modulus for carrying animal-identification information, said panel sufficiently flexible and deformable to flex and bend to minimize snagging of the panel on objects which contact the panel, said panel including an opening therein for the stud; and a panel retainer of a second flexural modulus for securing the panel to the stud, said panel retainer having a flange with an opening therein, said panel retainer made of material sufficiently rigid to resist flexing and deforming of said panel retainer, said flange having a face for engaging a sufficiently large portion of the flexible and deformable panel to prevent the panel retainer from being drawn through the opening in the flexible and deformable panel, the panel retainer further having a collar for engaging the stud, the flange and collar being disposed at generally a right angle to each other, the flange being disposed between the collar and the panel when the panel retainer is engaged with the stud, the flange extending outwardly from the collar when the panel retainer is engaged with the stud such that the face engages said sufficiently large portion of the panel, the panel retainer having a hollow frangible neck extension with a peripheral wall which is adapted to deform as a stud is inserted therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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Specification